He was born January 15, 1939, in Sedalia, son of William Orville and Alice Lorraine Phillips Hayworth. On April 30, 1965, in Sedalia, he married Shirley Mae Yankee, who survives of the home.

Mr. Hayworth served honorably in the U.S. Army from November 1961 to November 1963. He retired as a custodian from Bunceton School.

He was a member of Lamine Baptist Church, Disabled American Veterans, the ALS Association, and was a former member of Central Missouri Coon Hunters Association, 3s and 8s CB Club, Carpenters Union and Teamsters Union.

He enjoyed farming, raising chickens, snagging, camping and playing with his grandkids.